>> reporter: meaningful action, actually, we don't know. what we do know and this is the sense i'm getting is that he does mean something, that he does actually mean that some action should be taken but in terms of the specifics, don, we don't know what they are. and this is the sense i'm getting that this is a general promise to pursue something to try to avert future tragedies like this one. the sense here at the white house is that the president has sort of experienced with the country almost a handful now of these tragedies between ft. hood, between the shooting of congresswoman gabby giffords, the sikh temple shooting that you mentioned and this one, especially with the age of the victims, just sort of really bringing home the fact that something's not working. that there are just too many of these instances happening and something needs to be done. we don't know the specifics. talking to people who are familiar with what his options may be, one option may be finding a way to limit the number of bullets and magazines, dealing with ment